A comprehensive study has demonstrated an equivalence of Neogen’s lateral flow ELISA to detect the toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) with standard test protocols, and recommended Neogen’s rapid test for regulatory use for testing oysters. The collaborative study was led by Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and South Australian Research and […]

Previously on the Neogen blog, we’ve written about how rising ocean temperatures are worsening the risk of shellfish poisoning due to the increasing presence of toxic algal blooms that thrive in warm waters.

Today we’re taking a look at another contributing factor to these algal blooms: phosphorus runoff.

It’s not unusual for people to have shellfish allergies, but even non-allergic people can get sick from eating shellfish, thanks to contamination that occurs when the filter-feeding sea creatures take in toxins in warm ocean waters. Now, research is showing that the algae and bacteria that cause these toxins are becoming more prevalent as sea […]

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